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I honestly thought I would have finished my ‘alphabet challenge’ by now, but due to hurting my knee in the middle of January, I have been off my feet for at least 6 weeks and am only just back to … Continue reading →

What a nightmare it was finding a cake beginning with the letter U. I knew, in the end, it would have to be an ‘upside down’ cake. I didn’t want to do an Upside Down Pineapple Cake, I very nearly … Continue reading →

Anyone who knows me well, will know that one of my favourite flavours in a cake is lemon, so when I came across this recipe in Miranda Gore Browne’s book Bake Me a Cake as Fast as You Can, I … Continue reading →

I’m slightly late in posting this review, but I’ve been busy with work, but have finally found time this rainy morning to write this up. My second bread mix arrived in the post during the first week of September, it … Continue reading →

Sorry, sorry, sorry, I haven’t been around very much lately as there are two jars in my fridge that are beginning to take over my life. I’ve found sourdough … I love baking cakes and bread, but have never really … Continue reading →

It’s me, I’m back. I have so, so many recipes etc to write-up. I’ve been slacking on the writing, but busy in the kitchen. I’m sorry … I couldn’t even remember when I made the Naan Bread, but looking at … Continue reading →

This isn’t my own recipe, I came across it in Baking Heaven’s magazine and t immediately appealed to me as I love Bakewell Tart and also love mincemeat. You could easily buy some ready made sweet shortcrust pastry for this … Continue reading →

Well after reading numerous other pages from people who like baking, I decided to cook my way through a complete baking book. I have always wanted to do this, but could never find a book where I knew would be eaten by my family or somebody I knew.

River Cottage books came very close, especially their ‘Cakes by Pam Corbin’, but then after watching The Great British Bake Off, I thought about Mary Berry. Having read ‘Rising To The Berry’s’ blog on Facebook, it is this that finally gave me the incentive and also the encouragement. So that was it, off I went to buy the book…